 Orphanage/Disadvantaged Children
Trip code: ZAF1
South Africa has a lot of orphans who have been affected by the AIDS virus as well as poverty. An orphanage can seem like a sad place, but for some South African children, orphanages provide refuge from the harsh conditions of the streets. It is a place where they can laugh, learn, and grow—an opportunity to experience the childhood they never really had. Rustic Volunteer Travel is presently collaborating with more than ten local orphanages in the different parts of the city of Cape Town to supply volunteers who possess the skill sets to provide the education, compassion, and friendship these children lacked while living on the streets. Your role as a volunteer can help make a difference in these children's lives.
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| Project/Volunteer's Life: |
As a volunteer in the orphanage project, you will teach English and tutor the children in the orphanage where the orphans are home-schooled. You will also help kids to stay clean by helping them in brushing teeth, shower, and personal hygiene. During the evening, you organize games, drawing, singing, dancing, and other creative education and extracurricular activities. You will help kids to do homework, monitor academic progress, and make sure kids complete next day's homework. During school hours, administrative work, helping with cleaning & cooking and garden work will constitute most of your work in the orphanage. |
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| Skills and Qualification |
There is no specific qualification needed to join the orphanage volunteer project. However, volunteers are expected to be flexible and patience. You should have passion and love for orphans. |
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| Meals/Accommodations: |
Rustic Volunteer Travel manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family and we manage a separate/shared, simple, clean and modest room as well as local meals three times a day. Volunteer will also have an access to our office in South Africa and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program. Head of the host project serves as an immediate contact/supervisor. Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival. |
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| Project Locations: |
 Orphanage projects are available in Cape Town (home to Table Mountain, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, and City Bowl). South Africa's multicultural metropolitan cities are renowned for its deep rooted African cultural atmosphere where visitors are always welcomed. It's full of contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern infrastructure and most of the amenities you would expect from a city. Volunteers can organize several combinations of potential excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place that the volunteers can use during weekends. For example: national parks & harbors, hiking, markets, museums, restaurants, nightclubs, festivals/carnivals, wine tasting, art galleries, whale watching, beaches, hotels, and many more.
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| TRIP Upgrade: |
Rustic Volunteer and Travels offers a variety of volunteer projects and travel packages in South Africa. You can customize or upgrade this travel itinerary to meet your specific interests. Please contact our travel advisor for more details |
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